“China also said that it wants to mediate in Kashmir”, Farooq Abdullah said.
Indian police also arrested Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, along with several party leaders and activists at Dalgate in Srinagar when he was leading a march towards the United Nations office at Sonawar, where a sit-in protest was to be held. “Does Farooq sahab wants same thing to happen to us”, she added.
“It is being said there should be discussion on Kashmir with China and Pakistan but my opinion is that Kashmir is India and India is Kashmir and this is our internal matter. our internal business and no one should interfere in it”, he said. U.S. President Trump himself said that he wants to settle Kashmir problem.
On Friday, Indian forces martyred a young Kashmiri and wounded several others as they opened fire on peaceful protesters in Budgam district.
She added that “The foreign countries don’t need to mediate in Kashmir issue as we have Lahore declaration, Shimla agreement, which would help us to resolve the issue.” .
Tens of thousands, mostly civilians, have died in the fighting which had subsided in recent years but armed encounters between rebels and government forces have become more frequent since security forces killed a popular rebel commander in July.
The Chief Minister clearly said that Kashmir issue can only be resolved through bilateral talks between India and Pakistan. You have to catch the bull by the horn. You have an atom bomb and they too have atom bomb.
“If you and I have some tensions and we are unable to sort out the differences, then we use friends to sort out the problem”, he said.
“No results have come yet…” Four battles have been fought.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan, is claimed by both in full. India accuses Pakistan of arming and training militants fighting since 1989 to secede Kashmir.